大學(xué)英語四級(jí)段落翻譯訓(xùn)練題
Chinese companies want to create world brands and the foreign companies want to increase the selling in China which all change the Chinese design industry.The Chinese manufacturers realize that they have to design better products if they want to stand out in the domestic markets as well as distinguish themselves in the foreign markets.Previously,the overseas caompanies always took the products which were designed in somewhere to Chinese market,but now the foreign companies such as Sony begins to realize that the Chinese consumers become more and more fastidious and no longer easy to be satisfied.
若他們想在本國(guó)市場(chǎng)脫穎而出,在外國(guó)市場(chǎng)嶄露頭角,就必須設(shè)計(jì)更好的產(chǎn)品。
分析:
這里的“脫穎而出”和“嶄露頭角意思相近”,我們盡量選擇不同的譯法,兩個(gè)詞語可以分別譯為“stand out”和“distinguish themselves”。
對(duì)于一名女子來說,傳統(tǒng)美是她的唯一標(biāo)志。她的皮膚應(yīng)該天生麗質(zhì),沒有皺紋,沒有疤痕,沒有瑕疵。她的身材應(yīng)該消瘦苗條,通常高挑個(gè),雙腿修長(zhǎng),其中青春年少則是首要條件。所有在電視廣告中出現(xiàn)的“花容月貌”的靚女都符合這個(gè)標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。這種形象是認(rèn)為的,是可以人工塑造的。許多婦女盡其所能來擺布和修改自己的容貌體態(tài)。
To a woman,the traditional beauty is her only mark.Her skin should be born smooth without wrinkles,scars or flaws.Her body should be slim and thin,and usually she is tall,having long legs.The youth is the primary condition.All of the beauties who have showed up in the TV commercials are fit for that criterion.This image is artificial and can be made by people.Many women do their best to decorate and modify their looks and figures.
她的皮膚應(yīng)該天生麗質(zhì),沒有皺紋,沒有疤痕,沒有瑕疵。
分析:
本句中的“皺紋”,“疤痕”,“瑕疵”應(yīng)選擇意思最接近的英語詞匯,可以譯為wrinkle,scar,flaw。
中國(guó)城市化(urbanization)將會(huì)充分釋放潛在內(nèi)需(domestic demand)。一些經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家指出,在中國(guó)幾乎所有的發(fā)展中城市都面臨著城市化的進(jìn)程。這使得許多人的生活水平有所提高,也為人們提供更多的就業(yè)機(jī)會(huì)。隨著越來越多的人向城市遷徙,住房及城市基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施建設(shè)(infrastructure construction),包括水源等能源的供應(yīng)將會(huì)成為城市發(fā)展的焦點(diǎn)問題。商品與服務(wù)的自由、快速流通是城市化社會(huì)的一項(xiàng)基本特征。逐漸擴(kuò)張的城市需要更多的零售店來滿足消費(fèi)者的需求。
China’s urbanization will release the full potential of domestic demand. Some economists point out that urbanization is a process that is occurring in nearly every developing city in the country. It will lead to a better quality of life for many people,and provide individuals with more job opportunities. The construction of housing and city infrastructure, in?cluding water and energy supplies, will be a focal point of urban develop?ment as more people migrate to cities. Urbanization means better access to educational and medical resources in the city. But it also predicts less use of personal vehicles and more use of public transportation. The fast, free flow of goods and services is a basic trait of an urbanized society. Ex-panding cities require more retail outlets to serve customers.